Hot air balloons fill skies over Gulfstream Polo

You don’t often see balloons here because there isn’t enough open space to fly them. Last year, nearly 15,000 people came out to see the giant inflatables, which measure about 90 feet tall and 60 feet in diameter.

As soon as the sun came up over the weekend, pilots at Gulfstream Polo began inflating hot air balloons for takeoff from the polo field, and spectators were welcome to walk among them as they reached their six- or seven-story height.